Photograph-mounting machine



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L. C. MADS'EN. PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTING MACHINE.

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No.-434,451. Patexited Aug. 19, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFEICE.

LOREN CHRISTIAN MADSEN, OF SLEEPY EYE, MINNESOTA.

PHOTOGRAPH-MOUNTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,451, dated August19, 1890.

' Application filed May 3, 1890. Serial No. 350,501. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOREN CHRISTIAN ll/IAD- SEN, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sleepy Eye,in the county of Brown and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPhotograph-Mounting llrIachines; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has relation to improvements in photographic mountingmachinesin which a roller O and arms J J are operated in conjunctionwith a rotating photo-holder by means of treadle-power; and the objectof my improvement. is to perform by treadlepower what is usually done byhand-rollers, and also to provide a convenient holder for thephotographs while waiting to be mounted.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front perspective view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Figs. 3 and 4 aredetail views.

My invention is described as follows: The table-top A,the uprights a onwhich said tabletop is mounted, and the brace a, attached to the rearedge of said uprights, constitute the frame-work of my invention. To therod B, running horizontally through the lower ends of the uprights a a,is attached the oscillating upright bar b, by means of its perforatedanchor-extensions l), and to the upper end of the said bar I) is secureda plate 0, and to the said plate 0 is attached the U-shaped guide-barsc, on which move up and down the perforated roller-l1olders 0'. Betweenthese roller-holders is pivoted a roller 0 This roller is operated bysaid guide-bars 0, plate 0, upright-bar b, treadle D, and cords E, androlls back and forth over the surface 0 of the table-top. Attached tothe lower middle of each of the said roller-holders c is a rod 0 withits lower end bent in the form of a hook, and is hooked to the upper endof the spiral springs 0 thelower ends of which are hooked to the arms 0,which are secured near its lower end to the upright bar I). To anotherrod F, running through the front feet on the lower ends of the uprightsa a, is attached a treadle D, to the outer or rear end of which isfastened one end of each of the cords E, which run under the brace a andover the pulleys e, which are pivotedin U shaped bearings to the loweredge of the frame-work of the table-top A, thence direct to the uprightbar I), to which they are attached by means of the pin b Under the bedof the table A is attached a prism G, with six or more sides, by meansof a shaft 9 and cleats g. To the rear end of the said shaft g isattached a ratchet-wheel H, bar h, and dog h',and to the free end ofsaid bar h is pivoted the upper end of rod h the lower end of which isattached to the free end of the treadle D, which is thus made to revolvethe said prism G. On the top of the table A and over the said prism G isan opening g which allows the sides of said prism to rise as it revolvesto the level of the top of the table.

I is a roller, around which is wrapped one end of a cloth, the other endextending under the plate 1', and is attached to the roller 0 and actsas a blotter. unwinding and following the said roller as it rollsforward and over the photographs on the plane 0 and winding up on saidroller as the same rolls back. Said plate z'is kept down by spiralsprings z", wound around and under threads of pins 71 J J are armspivoted to the sides of the plane 0 in the slots 3' to hold one end of ablotter, the other end being placed under the plate 1', said blotterextending under roller 0 and out over the plane 0 The lower ends of saidarms are provided with an L-extension j, to which is attached a rubberband or spring j", the rear end of which is attached to a staple j Saidarms J J are pressed down into the grooves j when the roller 0 runsforward, and made to rise by means of the said rubber band or spring 3'when the said roller runs back. This arrangement is to lift the blotterfrom the mounted photographs after the retreating of roller 0 K is awire spring, being spiral at one end, having its spiral end secured tothe brace 01, and braced against one of the uprights at, its free endresting against the front face of the upright bar 11, and operating topush the said upright bar back after it has been brought forward by thecords E.

L is a spring attached to the rear edge of the table-top A, to hold theratchet-wheel II from running backward.

To operate the machine, acard is placed on the surface a and on thesides of the prism Gare stuck the photographs face down. The backs arethen covered with paste. Now, one is placed in position on the saidcard. The treadle D is then operated, which moves the roller 0 forwardover the photographs and mounts it. Then while retreating the arms Jlift the blotter. The treadle attachment in the meantime turns the nextface of the prism up, so that another photograph is ready at hand to beplaced on another card on the plane 0 The operation is repeated as abovedescribed until all the photographs on the prisms are mounted, and thenthe said prism is refilled, the backs of the photographs cov ered withpaste, and the mounting continued as before. Thus it will be seen thatthe treadle D operates the roller 0*, arms J and the roller G.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the table A, having the opening 9 and slots j,uprights a, and cross-brace a, upright oscillating bar I), pivoted onthe rod B, plate (3, secured to the upper end of said upright bar,spring K, secured to the brace a, cords E, attached to the free end ofthe treadle D, passing over the pulleys c and to the upper end of saidoscillating bar to move the same forward,

upright U-shaped guides c, secured to the plate C, roller 0 pivoted inthe roller-holders 0, plate 1:, and roller I, attached to the top ofsaid table in rear of said roller 0 arms J J, pivoted in slots j j andoperated by the rubber bands j arms 0', springs 0 rods 0 attached to theroller-holders c, and roller 0 and oscillatin g bar B, prism G, rotatedby the ratchet H, arm h, dog h, rod 7L2, and treadle D, substantially asshown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the table having in its top the opening 9 andslots j j, oscillating upright 12, its lower end pivoted on the rod B,plate 0, mounted on the upper end of said upright, U-shaped guides c,secured to the said plate C, roller 0 pivoted in the roller-holders 0,plate 2', and roller I, secured to the top of said table in rear ofroller 0", arms J J, pivoted in the slots ,y'j and operated by therubber band j and the roller 0 rods 0", secured to the lower edge of theroller-holders a,

spring 0 secured to said rods 0 and arms 0, said arms cf secured to theoscillating upright I), cords E, secured to the treadle D, thencepassing over the pulleys e, thence to said upright b, to which it issecured, and spring K, attached to the brace at, its free end pressingagainst the front face of said upright b, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the table having in its top the opening g, theroller G, pivoted on the under side of said table, treadle D, pivoted onthe rod F, rod if, its lower end secured to the free end of said treadleandits upper end to the arm h, arm h, pivoted on the journal of saidroller, dog h, p ivotcd to said arm,and adapted to rotate ratchet-wheelII, ratchet II, rigidly secured to the journal of said roller, andspring L, to prevent said ratchet from turning backward, substantiallyas shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

L. G. DAVIS, CHAS. P. BLACK.

